Antinote
Mac scratchpad for temporary notes, quick math and checklists
What is Antinote?
Antinote is a Mac scratchpad from Cmd-N Studios for notes that are meant to be thrown away. It opens over any app with a global hotkey, keeps notes as plain text, and turns a note into a calculator, converter, checklist or timer when a keyword is typed on its first line. Notes are stored locally with optional iCloud sync, and can be sent to Apple Notes, Obsidian or Bear. It costs $5 once, with a free trial.
Antinote is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $5 one-time purchase. See every plan
Good for
- Mac users who want a throwaway pad beside their main notes app
- Quick sums, conversions and what-if calculations written in words
- Keyboard-driven users of Raycast or Alfred
Worth knowing
- It runs on macOS 14 or later only. The vendor plans no Windows or Linux version; an iOS app is in development with an October 2026 release date.
- Notes are plain text with no fonts, colors or styles, and the vendor says very long notes get laggy.
- There are no folders or tags: it is built for short-lived notes that get exported elsewhere when worth keeping.
- iCloud sync, added in version 2.0, is optional and off until switched on; notes otherwise stay in a local SQLite database.
Key features
- Swipe-through temporary notes
- A two-finger swipe moves between notes, and swiping past the newest one starts another. Notes can delete themselves, and there are no folders or tags to manage.
- Plain text with paste cleanup
- Notes are plain text with simple Markdown. Pasting strips formatting, bullets and indentation, pasted links are shortened, and a dropped image becomes text through macOS OCR.
- Inline math and conversions
- With math on the first line, calculations are worked out as you type beside your own wording. Named variables recalculate, and currencies, crypto, distances and weights convert inline.
- Checklists, timers and AutoPaste
- Other first-line keywords change what a note does: list makes a checklist, timer runs a stopwatch, countdown or pomodoro, and paste collects everything copied afterwards.
- Global hotkey and display modes
- Option-A brings the app up from inside any other app. It can live in the Dock, the menu bar or a dropdown, show over full-screen apps and be pinned on top.
- Export and automation
- A note can be sent to Apple Notes, Obsidian or Bear, or exported as txt, Markdown or PDF. URL schemes, Shortcuts, Raycast, Alfred and JavaScript extensions can drive the app.
Antinote pricing
- Starts at
- $5 one-time purchase
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial download with no account needed; the site does not state its length
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Antinote | $5one-time purchase | A license for the Mac app with lifetime updates and no subscription. Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. |
Read from antinote.io on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Antinote before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsFree license for charity donors and volunteers
The FAQ says that describing a donation you made or volunteer work you did in the #charity-offer channel on the Antinote Discord earns a free lifetime license.
Stated on antinote.io
Works with
- Apple Notes
- Obsidian
- Bear
- Raycast
- Alfred
- Apple Shortcuts
- iCloud
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Common questions
Is Antinote free?
No, Antinote is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial download with no account needed; the site does not state its length.
How much does Antinote cost?
Antinote lists one plan. Antinote: $5 one-time purchase. Prices were read from antinote.io on Oct 9, 2026.
What platforms does Antinote work on?
Antinote is available on macOS.
Does Antinote offer any discounts?
Antinote publicly lists the following: Free license for charity donors and volunteers.
Does Antinote have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Antinote is listed for macOS.
Does Antinote have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Antinote is listed for macOS.
Is Antinote open source?
Antinote is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Antinote integrate with?
Antinote's listing names Apple Notes, Obsidian, Bear, Raycast, Alfred, Apple Shortcuts and iCloud. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Antinote?
Antinote is made by Cmd-N Studios Inc.
What are the alternatives to Antinote?
The closest alternatives to Antinote in our directory are Tot, Heynote, SideNotes, Drafts and Strflow. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Antinote.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.